4th Armoured Division (Syria)

4th Armoured Division
4th Armoured Division
الفرقة الرابعة
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Active	1984 – present
Country	Syria
Allegiance	Military of Syria
Branch	Syrian Arab Army
Type	Armoured division
Role	Shock troops
Size	18,000 (2021)
Garrison/HQ	Damascus
Engagements	Syrian Civil War; Siege of Daraa; Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh; Siege of Jisr al-Shughur; Siege of Baniyas; Idlib Governorate clashes; Siege of Homs; 2011–2012 Damascus clashes; Battle of Damascus; Battle of Aleppo; Battle of Zabadani (2015); Rif Dimashq offensive (June–August 2016); Khan al-Shih offensive (October–November 2016); Siege of Wadi Barada; Qaboun offensive (2017); 2017 Jobar offensive; Beit Jinn offensive; Battle of Harasta (2017–2018); Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018); Battle of Khasham (2018); Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019); Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020); March 2020 Daraa clashes; 2021 Daraa offensive;
Commanders
Current Commander	Maj. Gen. Maher al-Assad
Chief of Staff	Brig. Gen. Bassem Adel Alsha
Brigade Commanders	Col. Ghiath Dalla (42nd Brigade); Brig. Gen. Jawdat Ibrahim Safi (154th Regiment); Brig. Gen. Jamal Yunes (555th Regiment); Maj. Gen. Asif Al-Daker (Military Police Commander)
Notable; commanders	Gen. Ghassan Belal

The 4th Armoured Division (Arabic: الفرقة الرابعة, romanized: al-Firqa ar-Rābiʿah) is an elite formation of the Syrian Army whose primary purpose is to defend the Syrian government from internal and external threats.

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4th Armoured Division
Parent unit	4th Armoured Division
Components	38th Brigade 40th Armoured Brigade 41st Armoured Brigade 42nd Armoured Brigade 138th Mechanized Brigade 154th Artillery Regiment 555th Special Forces Regiment